The IT Minister announced over `200 crore in new infrastructure upgrades by TGIIC
Hyderabad: In a major boost to India’s biologics and next-generation therapeutics ecosystem, Telangana, on Monday inaugurated 1 Bio, the nation’s first single-use bioprocess design and scale-up facility, marking a pivotal expansion of the Genome Valley innovation cluster. The facility was unveiled by Telangana’s Minister for IT, Electronics & Communications, and Industries & Commerce D Sridhar Babu, who described the launch as the “next wave of growth and leadership” for India’s biopharma sector.
Speaking at the event, Minister Sridhar Babu said, “As Genome Valley marks 25 years, we are setting the course for its next 25 years. 1 Bio is one of India’s most important steps toward democratising access to biologics scale-up and accelerating the journey from discovery to clinical readiness. With this facility, innovations can now advance to pilot and clinical stages in Hyderabad faster, more predictably, and at lower cost.”
To prepare Genome Valley for its next phase of expansion, the Minister announced over Rs200 crore in new infrastructure upgrades by TGIIC, including road widening, new greenfield roads, power augmentation, and landscaping and streetscaping improvements to enhance connectivity and ensure robust utility services within the cluster.
Special Chief Secretary (Industries & ITE&C) Sanjay Kumar highlighted Telangana’s dominant role in national and global life sciences output, noting that the State contributes 40 per cent of India’s pharma production and one-third of global vaccine supply. He said 1 Bio strengthens this leadership by giving innovators access to world-class bioprocess development capacity.
